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XKCD 327 — Exploits of a Mom
Looks like xkcd's Little Bobby Tables isn't getting the appreciation he deserves at school. CT: Sorry, this wasn't supposed to be on the main page. But damn it's a funny one.
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This is the shortest story on Slashdot ever. At least I see they actually got rid of their submission standards now.
It's humor. It's good humor. But how the heck does this make front page on slashdot? I mean, the guy releases three comics a week, and has been doing it for quite a while. Where's the new part of the news?
GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
I mean, it's just a link to the xkcd comic. "Your downtime" indeed...
...stuff you already have bookmarked?
Yes, xkcd is awesome, but I hope this is not going to be a thrice weekly post every time a new strip is posted.
xkcd never disappoints me.
1) Give child data-eating name
2) destroy all records school records
3) ???
4) Profit (that is until Bobby gets his revenge!)
Honestly I don't feel that this belongs on the front page. I don't come to slashdot to be redirected to webcomics. I check the comics I like on my own.
Money, get back.
Im all right jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullshit.
I only recently started looking at xkcd, hadn't really heard of it until a few weeks ago.. I have no problem with links being thrown to non-news stuff that people might like. It didn't get a full story, it was appropriately marked, and might send some people to something they'd enjoy reading in the future. A link every week might be a bit much, but an occasional mention surely wouldn't hurt.
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -Albert Einstein
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http://stoploudness.org/
So that I can block all stories from it and pretend Slashdot hasn't gone to shit.
I hate grammar Nazi's.
Ok, firstly, WTF is with this "idle" section?
Secondly, slashdot is turning into digg. No, seriously. This is not news, it's just another XKCD release. Now hey - I love XKCD - it's cool and funny, but not worth the front page. Just like quotes on bash.
How do I remove "Idle" from my homepage?
Someone? Anyone?
crazy dynamite monkey
The esteemed editors have added a new Section to /. without adding it to the Homepage display prefs. Anyone who doesn't want to read idle garbage will have to suck it up for a while.
Listen, guys; if I wanted to read Fark, I'd go there.
XKCD IS A GEEK COMIC. WE ARE ALL GEEKS. We read it. We get it. It needs no further advertisement.
Honestly.
I write bullshit
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Why not integrate xkcd into Slashdot?
Penny-Arcade is doing wonders for Steam(VALVe)
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I am so outraged, I had to take the time to comment!!! Slashdot has wasted literally 18 seconds of my day!!1! The one line slot it takes on the front page would have been much better suited to a product announcement to which I could have made a more proper complaint. PLEASE SLASHDOT THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!
ooooh, why is this on the front page of slashdot? ooooh, we're all nerds and read it anyway! *flails hands wildly in the air*.
maybe it just struck one of the editors as particularly funny and thought those patrons who don't read xkcd all the time might find it funny too.
I was going to say "If you don't like the Idle section, just uncheck it in your preferences" but there appears to be no such option.
Sounds like an "opportunity for improvement",
-l
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I interpreted the strips inclusion here as opening a discussion on what to actually do about this (assuming it would work in the first place) since somebody's going to try it at some point. I mean, people name their kids Superman and Harmony-One-God-Truth and Orange Juice and shit like that. Why not throw some code in there?
xkcd on the front page... again...
Fail?
When did it began, and what is its point? And why is it on the front page?
Now, if there were just some regular expression comics out there!
I prefer Flambe as apposed flamebait.
You're sure this is news?
I guess there weren't enough Windows bugs, apple product releases, time-cube science, and SCO interviews to keep the crap bucket filled?
Just remember - if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
I, like most others here, read xkcd too. I don't mind the link on the front page though. It seems like the idle category is just like the games category, nice and small. If the post took up a few paragraphs, it would be a waste of space, but the way it is now doesn't look like a big deal to me. I like idle.
But your honor, my box got injected with a Little Bobby!
(note to self: please don't hit submit. seriously, don't do it.)
As much as I love xkcd, I really do think that this article represents the devolution of Slashdot into Digg. I think the Idle section needs to be completely eliminated if this is what kind of crap passes for a story on it.
No matter how much I've felt in the past that various submitters, editors, and sections have been a waste of time, I've never, ever checked a box in my preferences (that I can remember) to tell Slashdot to never show me anything from that source again. I'm very close to doing it right now.
If it's for-profit but free, you're not the customer -- you're the product (e.g., the Slashdot Beta's "audience").
Go to Firehose and vote this waaaay down. I recommend a "stupid" tag.
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